Swallowing the Stars: 100x Return for Teaching Apprentices

Chapter 185 Robbery of the Blood Soul Pool Master

"The Master of the Strange Fate Pavilion?"

The Blood Soul Pool Master tried to recall, but found nothing related to this name in his memory.

"Is he a hidden top-tier cosmic overlord of the human race? These cunning humans just love to hide their strength!"

He pondered this in his heart, but stepped down from the enormous throne.

"Whoo~"

The Blood Soul Pool Master waved his hand, and a surge of blood-red light appeared. In the blink of an eye, a huge round table, seemingly cast from blood jade, materialized in the center of the hall. Then, various rare wines and delicacies appeared on the table.

"Master of the Human Race's Strange Fate Pavilion, please take a seat."

The Blood Soul Pool Master extended an invitation to Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone.

The Shangqing clone's gaze swept over him, but he shook his head with a faint smile:
"Lord of Blood Soul Pool, there's no need for wine. Release my disciple, and we shall return to the human territory."

"Master of Qiyuan Pavilion, please take a seat and wait a moment."

The golden-robed Blood Soul Pool Master gestured again, "It's not that I'm unwilling to release him, but your disciple is currently undergoing the Blood Soul Ritual in my Divine Light Pool. If it's interrupted halfway, all the previous efforts will be wasted."

"Blood Soul Sacrifice?"

Shangqing's clone's eyes flickered slightly, easily seeing through the layers of palace walls and taking in the scene in the golden pool.

"Don't worry, it's a good thing."

Seeing his expression, the Blood Soul Pool Master immediately smiled and explained.
“I have already dispelled the soul-binding technique, so it will no longer affect her consciousness. However, the transformation of her body by the Divine Light Liquid is not yet complete. If we interrupt it now, all our efforts will be wasted. That’s why I advised you to wait a little longer.”

"Um"

Shangqing's clone nodded, but sent a message to his second disciple, Liaoli, who was still in the golden pool, through the virtual universe network.

Liao Li's reply came quickly—

"Master, I feel that the power that was eroding my soul seems to have temporarily disappeared, but my body is still temporarily unable to move."

"Yes, keep a close eye on it. If there are any changes, contact me immediately."

Having received a confirmation reply, the Shangqing clone gave one last instruction before stepping forward and sitting down in a large chair in front of the blood-red round table.

"Lord of Blood Soul Pool, you just mentioned Divine Light Liquid, what is that?"

He asked a question, seemingly out of curiosity.

"Hehe, that's my secret."

The middle-aged man in the golden robe, the 'Lord of the Blood Soul Pool,' first remotely manipulated a crystal-clear jade pot to fill the cup in front of his Shangqing clone with wine, before changing his tone.
"Although it's a secret, quite a few of the universe lords know about it, so telling you won't hurt. Divine Light Liquid is a spiritual liquid that is inherent in my Blood Soul Pool; it can modify the body and elevate the level of life genes."

"The symbiotic elixir of the Blood Soul Pool? It can elevate the level of life's genes?"

Upon hearing this, Shangqing's clone immediately showed a look of surprise, and he asked curiously, "How much can it improve?"

Upon hearing this, the Blood Soul Pool Master smiled smugly: "That depends on the adaptability of different life forms to the Divine Light Liquid. Generally speaking, after the Divine Light Liquid fully transforms most flesh-and-blood life forms, their life gene level can be improved by about 10 times. A few that absorb the Divine Light Liquid better may be able to reach about 13-15 times."

"Generally 10 times! Outstanding performers 13-15 times!"

The pupils of Shangqing's clone trembled slightly.

Treasures capable of elevating the genetic level of life are priceless and highly coveted.

The eight naturally born beast gods, for example, were targeted and besieged by countless powerful beings in the universe because they were full of treasures.

The 'Blood Crystal,' formed from the essence of their blood after their fall, is so valuable that it's been sold at exorbitant prices because it can enhance the genetic level of life.

Within the Hong Alliance, the Blood Crystal is a treasure that even a large number of Universe Venerables would frantically fight over!

Although the accompanying spiritual liquid of this Blood Soul Pool is not as rare as the most precious materials from the eight great beast gods, it still sounds extraordinary!
Moreover, most of these companion treasures are renewable and can create almost unimaginable value.

Qi Yuan couldn't help but wonder, if the birthplace of such a treasure was known to many powerful universe lords, how did the Blood Soul Pool Master, whose strength was barely close to that of a top universe overlord, manage to protect it? He hadn't heard of him joining any powerful forces.

"Hehe, are you curious about how I protected the Blood Soul Pool?"

Perhaps sensing the suspicion in Qi Yuan's eyes, the Blood Soul Pool Master sneered.
"It's very simple. Blood Soul Pool is able to continuously generate Divine Light Liquid because of my existence. Moreover, in each era, I will also provide a certain share of Divine Light Liquid to the Ancestral God Cult in order to obtain their protection."

“So that’s how it is”

Upon hearing this, Shangqing's clone suddenly realized, "It seems that the Blood Soul Pool Master knows the ways of survival very well."

"Hehe, there's no other way. As a special life form born naturally, I don't have a powerful clan to rely on like you humans. I don't want to join any force and be ordered around, so naturally I have to find ways to protect myself."

The middle-aged man in the golden robe, known as the 'Lord of the Blood Soul Pool,' smiled, raised his cup, and gestured slightly to his clone.
"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've heard that there is such a powerful top-tier cosmic overlord as the Master of the Wonderful Fate Pavilion among the human race. With your strength, you are no less than the Heavenly Eclipse Palace Master and others of your human race, right? Why haven't I heard of your name before?"

"Could it be that you, Master of the Strange Fate Pavilion, are one of the hidden masters of the human race? Your human race has always been adept at concealing your abilities and biding your time," the Blood Soul Pool Master said with a chuckle.

"You're mistaken. I'm not some hidden master at all."

Upon hearing this, Shangqing's clone smiled faintly and shook his head. "As I just said, I only recently made a breakthrough; before, I was just an unknown nobody." "Oh? You only recently broke through? So you're using me as a stepping stone to make a name for yourself in the universe?"

Upon hearing this, the Blood Soul Pool Master, who had been smiling, suddenly widened his eyes.

"Well... haha, it's just a coincidence."

Shangqing's clone also raised his cup in a gesture of respect, saying, "I really didn't mean to target you, Lord of Blood Soul Pool."

"That's really true."

The Blood Soul Pool Master shook his head helplessly.

Being used as a stepping stone to fame filled him with immense grief and indignation. However, despite his grief and indignation, given the disparity in strength and background, he had no room for rebuttal.

He downed the drink in his glass in one gulp before continuing to ask:

"So, if anyone asks me about today's events, can I just tell them the truth?"

Upon hearing this, Shangqing's clone glanced at him with some surprise.

"Shouldn't you be trying to keep the news under wraps to maintain your invincible image?" Shangqing's clone asked with a smile.

"I'm invincible my ass!"

The Blood Soul Pool Master, dressed in a magnificent golden robe and with a rather refined appearance, couldn't help but utter a curse.

"In the vast universe, there are countless powerful beings. What is my strength? I still have to carefully survive in the cracks between various forces."

He refilled their glasses, then said with a wry smile.

"Take today for example. The moment you displayed enough strength, didn't I immediately back down? I had no choice. Although I'm confident, I also know I can't afford to offend those human universe lords behind you. That's the difference in strength."

"The Blood Soul Pool Master is certainly straightforward."

Shangqing's clone glanced at the golden-robed middle-aged man opposite him with some surprise. He hadn't expected that the Blood Soul Pool Master, who was rumored to be infamous, would speak so freely and frankly.

"Hehe, Blood Soul Pool Master, how about considering joining our Hong Alliance? That way, you can also gain the protection of our human race. Our Hong Alliance is relatively lenient in its constraints on allies from other races," Shangqing's clone suggested casually.

"Heh heh, never mind. Didn't I already say I don't like being controlled or ordered around?"

The Blood Soul Pool Master shook his head, a faint smile on his face. "Besides, if I really wanted to find a backer, why would I choose your human race? Do you humans think you can be stronger than the Ancestral God Sect?"

"The Ancestral God Cult?"

Upon hearing this, Shangqing's clone's gaze flickered, and he also smiled faintly, saying, "That's hard to say. Just because it's not possible now doesn't mean it won't be possible in the future."

Even disregarding his own unexpected role, based solely on the original story's trajectory, after Luo Feng obtained the Donghe inheritance and the great war that nearly swept across the entire primordial universe ended, the human race essentially established itself as the overlord of the primordial universe.

Even the Ancestral God Cult, which claims to be the number one power in the original universe, has to bow its head in humility before the human race, which holds the inheritance of ancient civilization.

Now, it's only a dozen or so eras away from the earth-shattering battle in the original story.

For a powerful being like the Blood Soul Pool Master, this amount of time is probably only equivalent to a slightly longer period of secluded cultivation.

"Hmph, you're really confident in your human race."

The Blood Soul Pool Master didn't take his words to heart at all, and simply replied in a rather indifferent manner, "If that day ever comes, perhaps I will consider it."

Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone and the Blood Soul Pool Master casually drank and chatted, and gradually became familiar with each other.

Soon, it was three days after Shangqing's clone arrived at the Blood Soul Pool.

"Is it over?"

The Blood Soul Pool Master suddenly put down his wine cup. "Hehe, Qiyuan, it seems your disciple has adapted well to the Divine Light Liquid. The extent of his transformation and improvement ranks among the top in my thousands of clansmen!"

"Oh?"

Qi Yuan's Shangqing clone's gaze spread out and instantly locked onto another hall, on the figure immersed in the golden pool.

"At the level of life's genes, it's nearly 15 times!"

With just a slight sense of it, his pupils couldn't help but reveal an expression of utter shock.

Nearly 15 times the level of life's genetic makeup—what does that mean?
It should be noted that the Golden Horned Beast, one of the twelve peak bloodlines of the Starry Sky Beasts, has a life gene level that is only 10 times that of ordinary life!

Even the legendary 'Black Warrior' who fused ten Blood Crystals could only barely reach a 10-fold increase in power by using treasures. Using other treasures to improve was equally difficult.

Right now, his second disciple has only absorbed a portion of the 'Divine Light Liquid' provided by the Blood Soul Pool Master, yet he has already reached a level of nearly 15 times his genetic level!

This is really exaggerated!

Such strategic resources are enough to make even a top power like the human race extremely tempted!
The Shangqing clone couldn't help but look up and stare at the Blood Soul Pool Master opposite him.
The Blood Soul Pool Master, who possesses such a precious resource and its creation method, has actually survived for a long time without being controlled or enslaved by any greedy powerful forces. It's unclear whether he's truly lucky or possesses other special survival methods.
Thinking this, Shangqing's clone smiled and spoke to the Blood Soul Pool Master:
"Haha, Blood Soul, you can't possibly use all this Divine Light Liquid. Remember to fill half a pool for me when I leave later!"

(End of this chapter)